Poison arrow/Tree in front of main door

[myfs_79580]

Dear Cecil,
Need your advice as i have these 2 situation as follows:FIRSTLY,
My new office looking out from inside the main door i do notice the poison arrow from the building pillar.Since the blind will not be placed to cover the glass panel to block the view of the poison arrow except that i changed sitting direction and arrangement do not face the poison arrow ....do you think this is applicable or i need to do any cure
SECONDLY, my house main door is facing a tree from the opposite neighbour directly.What can i do to correct this situation?I am thinking to place a pak kua mirror? Pls advise and thanks a lot for your kind & practical advice.
YOURS SINCERELY,
vun.fook.AN

[myfs_80993]

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On 4/3/2002 10:32:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil,
Need your advice as i have
these 2 situation as
follows:FIRSTLY,
My new office looking out from
inside the main door i do
notice the poison arrow from
the building pillar.Since the
blind will not be placed to
cover the glass panel to block
the view of the poison arrow
except that i changed sitting
direction and arrangement do
not face the poison arrow
....do you think this is
applicable or i need to do any
cure
SECONDLY, my house main door
is facing a tree from the
opposite neighbour
directly.What can i do to
correct this situation?I am
thinking to place a pak kua
mirror? Pls advise and thanks
a lot for your kind &
practical advice.
YOURS SINCERELY,
vun.fook.AN
I am having same problem with tree facing my front door, I placed a 3 by 3inch mirror above door, to reflect, will this work, read conflicting info in different Feng Shui books one says fine the other says harmful..please help, and thank you for your advice...Sissie

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Sissie,

In the traditional Feng Shui practice of using mirrors:

1. If one seeks a consultation, especially from a Western traditional school of Feng Shui in countries such as the US or Canada, in my opinion these practitioners would usually say that Ba Gua mirrors, or even mirrors in general, are “hocus pocus.”

2. Therefore, I am aware that such Western schools do not believe in the use of Ba Gua mirrors, even if the practitioners themselves are ethnically Chinese.

3. The distinction, however, is that although they are Chinese in origin, because of their cultural background—being born and raised entirely, or mostly, in the West—they do not face the same circumstances as Chinese people born in cultures that are strongly attached to religion.

4. For example, in Singapore, it has been very common, as early as the 1940s and in every decade since, to use Ba Gua mirrors at many locations: on the frontage of main doors of homes, offices, and businesses.

5. It is my belief that the first major association is with the idea of using such Ba Gua mirrors, especially those that include either the twin door gods or the face of a qilin (keiloon) or a cat holding a sword in its mouth.

6. Therefore, their association with “protection” or with warding off evil is one of the main reasons for their use.

7. I speculate that later on, since they were commonly used to ward off evil, people thought, “Why not use them to deflect sha qi or absorb it?” This led to the use of either concave or convex mirrors in them.  
   (For more details or pictures of the different types and uses of Feng Shui mirrors, you can either search for them online or visit the conference “Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures),” where I recently purchased various types and added descriptions of their use.)

8. One key “academic” reason for using the Ba Gua configuration, based on the First Heaven Sequence [reference URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-pakua.htm], is that it symbolizes the family unit. And as we know, a close‑knit family unit is symbolically a powerful force.

9. Again, if you approach any Western Feng Shui practitioner, they will likely say it is “rubbish.” I am not here to argue about this, and there is never a single correct answer. No one can be absolutely right or wrong.

10. Based on the above reasoning, it is, in my opinion, a better option not to use a simple mirror, but instead to use a Ba Gua trigram based on the First Heaven Sequence Ba Gua.

11. Alternatively, you can place two potted plants on each side of the main door. If you do this, there is no need for a Ba Gua mirror.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

 

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On 4/17/2002 12:52:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
I am having same problem with tree
facing my front door, I placed a 3 by
3inch mirror above door, to reflect,
will this work, read conflicting info in
different Feng Shui books one says fine
the other says harmful..please help, and
thank you for your advice...Sissie

[Cecil Lee]

 

The text contrasts Western skepticism toward Ba Gua mirrors with their long-standing, culturally rooted use in places like Singapore for protection, symbolism of family unity, and deflection of negative energy, while suggesting Ba Gua mirrors or plants as preferred entrance cures.

 

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 Key Takeaways

- Many Western Feng Shui practitioners, including ethnically Chinese ones raised in the West, tend to dismiss Ba Gua mirrors as superstition.
- In Singapore and similar contexts, Ba Gua mirrors have been widely used since at least the 1940s on main doors of homes, offices, and businesses.
- Ba Gua mirrors are traditionally associated with protection and warding off evil, often featuring door gods, a qilin, or similar protective imagery.
- Their use expanded conceptually to deflect or absorb negative energy (sha qi) via concave or convex mirrors.
- Academically, the Ba Gua (First Heaven Sequence) is said to symbolize the family unit, implying symbolic strength and harmony.
- The author recommends using a Ba Gua trigram mirror rather than a plain mirror at entrances.
- As a non-mirror alternative, placing two potted plants on either side of the main door is suggested to make a Ba Gua mirror unnecessary.